Susan Kingsley Knihy

Rue, lady Gruadh, je poslední ženou v dynastii rodu skotských králů. Po smrti manžela, mocného pána ze severu, je nucena, stále ještě nosíc jeho dítě, provdat se za jeho vraha, bojovného Macbetha. Po jeho vítězstvích nad Vikingy, Sasy a zrádnými skotskými pány začíná Rue svého muže, jehož tak opovrhovala, pomalu respektovat. A v té chvíli si uvědomuje, že pouze Macbeth, se svými nekonečnými ambicemi, je schopen přesáhnout hranice rozlehlého skotského severu. Je jediným mezi skotskými pány hrajícími své válečné hry, kdož může sjednotit Skotsko - a její královská krev je klíčem k úspěchu. Slavná autorka historicko-romantických příběhů obdivuhodně rozplétá ze železa ukuté mýty severu. Zapomeňte na školní příběh o proradné ženě, před vámi leží živý portrét odvážné, pravé skotské královny.

Kniha obsahuje tři romantické příběhy od oblíbených autorek. Merline Lovelaceová - Magická noc chudlá anglická lady Elizabeth Stantonová pluje na Velké Antily, aby si tu vzala za muže člověka, kterého sice nemiluje, ale který zbavil její rodinu dluhů. Za jedné měsíčné noci je náhle přepadne americký kapitán Richard Blake a osud Elizabeth je zpečetěn. Susan Kingová - Bílý oheň Na měsícem zalitém skotském pobřeží se po létech setkává Jenny se Simonem Lockhartem. Oběma jde o jediné: dokázat nevinu jejího otce, a zachránit ho tak před pověšením. Podaří se jim však nalézt i dávnou ztracenou lásku? Miranda jarrettová - Vliv úplňku Harry Burton, vévoda z Atherwallu, si rád zpestřuje nudný život šprýmovnými kousky. Jednu noc si zahraje na lupiče a přepadne kočár, v němž cestuje dívka, kterou kdysi miloval. Bude však mít Sophie pro jeho vysvětlení dostatek pochopení?

Autor nás zavedie do ťažko prístupných pralesov v okolí rieky Amazonky, kde sa údajne zachovalo živočíšstvo a rastlinstvo spred dvesto miliónov rokov.Štyria odvážni cestovatelia sa odhodlali preskúmať toto tvrdenie. Počas expedície spoznali množstvo predhistorických zvierat, predovšetkým z mladšej doby jurskej. Čitateľ prežíva spolu s nimi nevšedné dobrodružstvá, zdesenie a hrôzu.

16-year-old Sarah is an aspiring artist who has dropped out of school and thinks she's in the middle of an existential crisis. Maybe that explains why she keeps running into different versions of herself all across town. When a big family secret is revealed, Sarah sets out to discover what went wrong on the day six years ago when her brother Bruce left home for good.

Refugee. Queen. Saint. In eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks ... Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her family--including the outlawed Edgar of England--ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who shrewdly sees the political advantage. He promises to aid Edgar and the Saxon cause in return for the hand of Edgar's sister, Margaret, in marriage. A foreign queen in a strange land, Margaret adapts to life among the barbarian Scots, bears princes, and shapes the fierce warrior Malcolm into a sophisticated ruler. Yet even as the king and queen build a passionate and tempestuous partnership, the Scots distrust her. When her husband brings Eva, a Celtic bard, to court as a hostage for the good behavior of the formidable Lady Macbeth, Margaret expects trouble. Instead, an unlikely friendship grows between the queen and her bard, though one has a wild Celtic nature and the other follows the demanding path of obligation. Torn between old and new loyalties, Eva is bound by a vow to betray the king and his Saxon queen. Soon imprisoned and charged with witchcraft and treason, Eva learns that Queen Margaret--counseled by the furious king and his powerful priests--will decide her fate and that of her kinswoman Lady Macbeth. But can the proud queen forgive such deep treachery?

In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of fancy or imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers’ conditions, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his novels – in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression – Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.

Includes an excerpt from Still life with tornado.

Ethan Frome, a poor, downtrodden New England farmer is trapped in a loveless marriage to his invalid wife, Zeena. His ambition and intelligence are oppressed by Zeena's cold, conniving character. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie arrives to help care for her, Ethan is immediately taken by Mattie's warm, vivacious personality. They fall desperately in love as he realizes how much is missing from his life and marriage. Tragically, their love is doomed by Zeena's ever-lurking presence and by the social conventions of the day. Ethan remains torn between his sense of obligation and his urge to satisfy his heart's desire up to the suspenseful and unanticipated conclusion.

In her engaging memoir, The Choice is Yours, the debut author Dr. Susan King makes inspirational reflections on her lived experiences that propelled her from humble beginnings to making the choice for higher learning. The memoir explores how the author's experiences were shaped by the socioeconomic characteristics of the family, which were envisioned not to define her destiny for learning but to fuel her passion for learning and to sustain the choices made for higher learning. While history is embedded in the educational trajectory, Dr. King's absorbing book is a majestic blend of deftly compiled research and memoir that illustrates the transformation of potential that perpetuated the creation of generational freedom for higher learning in the family. Dr. King underlines that success at college or university is underscored by a choice and passion for higher learning. The Choice is Yours will help you to make an impact on yourself and become a symbol of change. Why not share in the journey and allow yourself to find the desire within to improve, enlighten and enrich your life so you can be the best version of yourself? Hear it from someone who walked that pathway and achieved much educationally. Now, it is up to you to implement some of the strategies for your benefit.